The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1887-11-22
How II reels To BE Hanged.

From the Denver News.
''When / was about twenty years old I left
New Hampshire, my native state, and came
west, with the flca OF securing fortune in tho
mines. That was about ten years ago. At
that time, to my eyes, Montana offered the best
field TO a young man from the states, and in
the direction Of that territory turned my
face. / worked my way up into the
northeastern part and was beginning to feel
just Il little blue, although [ would not confess
it to myself. / had not found gold mine at
the first jump, rs 1 fullv and confidently ex-
pected, and instead Of jingling dollars in my
pocket | got down to rubbing dimes together,
and oven the music sounded sweet, for before
long was iwhacking buwos for place to
sleep and something to cat.
''fnally / worked my way TO q little town
away mp in the corner Of the territory and by
making plenty Of friends and hard work | be-
gan to see daylight through my difficulties.
Then the camp had a boom and things were
lively for a time. ] took good care to profit by
it, and was in fair way to raise money enough
TO shake the country, when strange thing
happened. One night the beds were all full at
the house and / doubled up with tall miner,
who was stranger in town. Before awoke tho
next morning he was gone and after breakfast ]
heard that a saloon keeper had been killed and
robbed Of 500 Late in the afternoon man
came up to me and said he wanted 20 see me
on n little business. | went with him, and we
walked quite a distance until VIC came to
team hitched to n lumber wagon full of men.
was ordered to jump in, and then for the first
time 1t struck me that might have been ac-
cusod of the murder OF the night before.
asked them what ] was wanted for,
but received no reply, and we were
driven out of town to a cump Of trees
n mile or two away. A rope was produced, one
end placed around my mock, and the other end
thrown over the branch of a tree. was then
asked to make confession. j told them
briefly that had nothing to confess land that
nd he tql wit win I
had slept the night previous he would declare
my innocence. They only laughed Mt me, and
| realized that was to die. was filled with
such feeling of horror that my legs seemed
to give way beneath their weight, and two
men assisted me.
"The order was given to pull away, and up
/ went, the rope Tightening about my throat
like some living thing intent on killing me.
Suddenly was lowered to the ground and
again asked TO confess. l tried to speak, but
could not utter sound. l was speechless,
Upon a slip of paper / asked that my father
and mother be notified of my DEATH and wrote
the address. After brief consutaton was
pulled up again, and, as my eyes
closed, it seemed as though L had looked
upon earth for the last time. At first /
suffered intense pain, then feeling of dizzi-
ness came over me and my head swan around
and around and felt as though L were falling
n great distance. Then sensation of sleep
came over me. / knew Of nothing after that
uHtll ipliu il1SCll iyhtS ou NV BiouIlus
while the form of a man bent over me in the
gathering darkness, and water was dashed in
my face. The revival was one of pain and
just then | would rather have been left to die.
Il was taken to n house, how do not know,
and put to bed. My throat panied me, and /
could not talk. / remained there for twenty
four hours, when the man who cut me down
came in and said they had found the tall miner
had slept with and they knew l was inno-
cent lie had cut me down on his own respon-
sibilty, he said; but now he could tell the
boys. and he did. They came to the cabin with
a rush, and some of them cried for joy when
they found l was alive. They asked me ques-
tions and found / could not talk. Then they
took me to the hotel put me in the best room
and sent for doctor.
"When the doctor came and made an ex-
of my throat he said that some of
the smaller bones of my neck had become dis
iointcd. Ho worked ON the case two weeks,
and finally found my voice again. But the
terrible red scar still remained, and | suppose
always will"